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Who Is Shadow Inc., The Company Behind The Iowa Caucus Voting App?
O’Ryan Johnson
The startup behind the failed Iowa caucus app is packed with operatives from past Democratic presidential campaigns, and is tied to ACRONYM, ‘a nonprofit organization committed to building power and digital infrastructure for the progressive movement.’
Shadow Inc. CEO Gerard Niemira
Niemira worked for Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful campaign for president between March and November 2016 where he was “(p)romoted during the campaign to lead the small but mighty team in charge of all of the campaign’s tools for field organizers and volunteers,” according to his LinkedIn profile.
Following the campaign, Niemira co-founded and worked as CEO at the software company Groundbase, which made “affordable and easy-to-use organizing tools for progressive campaigns, unions, and advocacy groups with teams and budgets of any size.”
He then worked with McGowan for ACRONYM as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer between April 2018 and May 2019, according to Linkedin. From there, he moved into the CEO role at Shadow.
